On September 28, 2019, police were called to a home near the 4000 block of Downes Drive on Indianapolis’ northeast side after an argument inside the residence reportedly escalated into gunfire. First responders found two people struck by bullets; one victim, identified as Derrick Ray Marks, Sr., a 35-year-old Black man, died of his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The second victim was critically injured and taken to a hospital.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department crime scene units processed the Downes Drive home and detectives interviewed potential witnesses. Public safety listings later show the case involving Marks remained unsolved, with no immediate reports of anyone taken into custody or charged in connection with the fatal shooting. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Derrick Marks, please share what you know with investigators.